Virgin Trains Class 390 Pendolino 390 112 with 'Flowing Silk' livery, standing at Oxenholme Station, West Coast Main Line, Cumbria, England,
In 2017, Virgin Trains began a rolling programme to repaint its fleet of 56 Class 390 sets – their first major new look, apart from promotional specials, since they were first introduced to the West Coast Main Line in 2002. No. 390010 was the first to be given the new look, with the work being done at Alstom’s recently-opened facility in Widnes. The new livery has been named ‘flowing silk’ and is similar to that which will be applied to the Class 800 and 801 ‘Azuma’ sets being built for the Virgin East Coast route. At present, only the driving cars feature the design, with the rest being turned out in white with black doors. The Class 390 Pendolino is a type of electric high-speed train operated by Virgin Trains in the United Kingdom, leased from Angel Trains. They are electric multiple units using Fiat Ferroviaria's tilting train Pendolino technology and built by Alstom. Fifty-three units were originally built between 2001 and 2004 for operation on the West Coast Main Line (WCML). The 8-car units were all later lengthened to 9 cars, then an additional four trains and also a further 62 cars were built between 2009 and 2012. The trains of the original batch were the last to be assembled at Alstom's Washwood Heath plant, before its closure in 2005. The remaining trains in the fleet were built in Italy.
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Location: Oxenholme Station, West Coast Main Line, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
Photo credit: © Stan Pritchard / Alamy / Afripics
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